Where Does Cyberbullying Fit? A Comparison of Competing Models of Adolescent Aggression
Where Does Cyberbullying Fit? A Comparison of Competing Models of Adolescent Aggression
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DOI：
10.1037/vio0000081
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
影响因子：
2.8
通讯作者：
Farrell, Albert D.
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作者：
Mehari, Krista R.;Farrell, Albert D.
目的：本研究探讨网络欺凌如何融入青少年攻击的框架。据推测，一个维度模型，考虑形式（公开或关系）和媒体（在人或电子）的侵略将最适合的数据。方法：参与者是来自3所公立学校的677名青少年（11至15岁）。92%是黑人或非裔美国人。参与者完成了一项自我报告措施，评估了他们的身体，语言和关系攻击和网络欺凌的频率。结果如下：与假设相反，验证性因素分析提供了最明确的支持3因素模型，概念化的网络欺凌作为一个对应的公开和关系的侵略。潜在的类分析显示，一个温和的侵略类和低侵略类，没有一组区分网络欺凌行为。3因素模型和2类解决方案的比较表明，维度模型提供了最佳拟合。结论：研究人员通常认为网络欺凌是一种新的攻击形式，是公开和关系攻击的对应物，这种概念化非常符合数据。媒体和形式都是攻击的重要方面，但不同类型的网络欺凌行为之间可能没有足够的差异，从而导致形式的差异。
Objective: This study examined how cyberbullying fits into a framework of adolescent aggression. It was hypothesized that a dimensional model that considered both form (overt or relational) and media (in-person or electronic) of aggression would best fit the data. Method: Participants were 677 adolescents (ages 11 to 15) from 3 public schools. The sample was 92% Black or African American. Participants completed a self-report measure that assessed their frequency of physical, verbal, and relational aggression and cyberbullying. Results: Contrary to hypothesis, confirmatory factor analyses provided the clearest support for a 3-factor model that conceptualized cyberbullying as a counterpart to overt and relational aggression. A latent class analysis revealed a moderate aggression class and a low aggression class, with neither group distinguishable by cyberbullying behaviors. A comparison of the 3-factor model and the 2-class solution indicated that a dimensional model provided the best fit. Conclusions: Researchers have generally assumed that cyberbullying is a new form of aggression, a counterpart to overt and relational aggression, and this conceptualization fits the data quite well. Both media and form are important dimensions of aggression, but there may not be enough variation across types of cyberbullying behaviors to result in differentiation by form.